Rowena was so professional and helpful and efficient and filled with Aloha her smile is contagious! we ordered the wagyu loco moco with fried rice ACTION the breakfast Sammy AMAZING FLAVORS Eggs Benedict with THick bacon BROKE DA MOUTH chopped steak omelet SUPER YUMMY FRENCH TOAST ONOLICIOUS OUR NEWEST FAVORITE BREAKFAST FIND DEFINITELY WILL BE BACK COME CHECK IT OUT YOU WILL BE BACK Super beautifully furnishing decor and pleasant atmosphere so sleek and modernized clean and attractive vibes aloha leisureHappy Happy read more

Service is spot on and food tastes great! Love the various beers on tap, too! Price is very reasonable, too!

Walking in it was empty and filled up as the night continued. We had a new server so of course we can cut some slack but we ended up having 4 different servers all of which could not remember to bring drinks or food that had been missing. One of the members in our party got their food so late the rest of the table had to be half way done, not just that it was made wrong twice. We were completely done eating by the time our side of fries arrived. The vibes inside gave me hope. It started nice with drinks but just got worse and worse. Food over all was very mid despite the potential and ingredients to be good... I hope that others have a better time read more

My girlfriend and I waited for an hour and a half for our food, we were ghosted by our server after getting our drinks, and our food never came. When we went to complain the bartender walked away while I was talking to her. Horrible, rude service. read more

Not sure why this place received such low ratings on here, but trust me, coming from a family of picky eaters, we are so glad to have found this place. Their chicken sando was fantastically cooked to perfection (crispy outside while retaining moisture inside) and the garlic aioli elevates the tastes so much so that we actually came back for a 2nd lunch! The food quality was consistent across both the brunch and lunch menus, and their breakfast guava French toasts totally rocked! Service was super pleasant, quick, and they also went above and beyond for us all with a few off-menu items when we came in past brunch time. It's a very spacious space that enjoys high visibility from the streets, and to be honest, serves much higher quality dishes than a few "hyped-up/influencer-paid" venues in this town. A must return for us hopefully in the near future! read more

The only thing that was good was the pizza but the place was not that great, the service was ok not great but I think they were understaffed , the place need a little love but a lot of help . read more

Went here for breakfast two different days. We were seated fast, which was convenient. Pancakes and the rocky road latte were really good, and they gave a huge portion of potatoes on the side. They were a little forgetful with orders and we had to remind them of some foods to bring out, but besides that, it wasn't a major issue. Convenient walk from the hotels in Waikiki as well. read more

Where is the owner?!! If I talk about the food this review would be much longer but, The service here lacks the fundamental of restaurant service. Staff is clearly not trained. Our whole table received our food before we even received silverware, we were forced to look at our food until we had to remind them to bring us eating utensils. I'm not sure if there was a language barrier with all 3 of the staff that were working but every request we made was met with a confused look like we weren't being understood. I'm pretty sure the male waiter was high as a kite. To add the icing on the cake it's incredibly unsanitary. THE BIRDS!!! There's literally birds EVERYWHERE. By the end of my experience I was so disgusted by how many birds are freely roaming and flying around while you eat. There is bird poop EVERYWHERE, and the birds immediately attack a table as soon as someone gets up. Staff could care less and are just standing around talking to each other while all this is happening. I'm surprised this place even passed a health inspection. read more

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I read all the other reviews about Kayak Cafe and they are all pretty much the same experience I had. We came on a Saturday at noon and Kayak was not busy at all. After being sat a server came by 10 minutes later and took our order, 10 more minutes and our coffees came-but were not what we ordered. At the same time a table next to us was complaining because their order was incorrect as well. 20 minutes later our food finally came, 30 minutes after we originally made our order and 40 minutes after we arrived. Food was good and serving size was nice as well. As usual my reviews are based off if quality of food and quality if service. As is far too normal in Hawaii, the food quality was good but the service was very poor. read more

Kayak Cafe - Veggie omelet - Pizza Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Wonderful experience. Great food, generous portions and terrific service. We have been there several times and everything has been perfect every time. Highly recommend. read more

A lovely, welcome surprise awaited us just across the street from our hotel. Everyone at the Kayak Cafe, Marco, Kevin, Victor, everyone took excellent care of us and created lasting, amazing memories of our Honolulu stay! We are eternally grateful and hope to return soon! Great food! Great people! Great experience! Mahalo Nui Loa! read more

Kayak Cafe - 2024 Hoku winner Ka'imi performs at the Kayak Cafe - Pizza Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Pizza was pretty good, would order again but 45 min wait for the pizza and the mai tai we ordered never came despite repeated acknowledgment by staff. Service is not strong suit. read more

Walked around killing time before checking in and stumbled upon this gem! The drinks were great, the food even more amazing, and the bartender, Christopher, was an absolute delight!! If you are a pizza crust snob, you will not be disappointed! We ordered the Beef Bulgogi pizza and it was easily the best non-traditional pizza we've ever eaten! The crust was perfect and the balance of flavors on point. Drink wise we had the Waikikipolitan, Mai Tai, and Honolulu City Lights--all fabulous! We will most definitely be back to try other dishes and drinks! read more

Kayak Cafe - Beef Bulgogi Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Great location, great service Kevin the manager was fantastic, food was amazing BIG serves! Also has great value Happy Hour offers available, highly recommend this place if you are in Honolulu read more

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Great breakfast, Great service, Great View! Family of 6, walked right in and was seated immediatly. We will be back! read more

This place is nice, you have a choice of sitting in the main dining room or you can enjoy the outside fresh island air at the balcony tables. I wanted the Steak & Eggs with Fried Rice but was a bit complicated for the server since I cannot substitute anything on the plate with anything else so I had to order a whole serving of Fries Rice on the side which I thought was weird because Hawaii invented the "mixed plate". Service was alright and food was bland. Overall experience was not worth the price but the presentation of the food was pretty good. read more

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Kayak cafe is a great place with awesome happy people working the view is great, sports games always on live, drinks are good and reasonable price ($3 kirin beer) amazing deals! Appetizers are good and also cheap. No better place for a great atmosphere great vibes and besides it been a new restaurant 10 outta 10 read more

Kayak Cafe - $3 kirin is good !!! - Pizza Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

As you know I only review places have a positive experience. This review is for the morning of 4/15. The morning Mananger (I don't want to butcher the spelling of his name) made me feel at home on my first visit. I'm writing this after my second visit and the vibe was still the same from him and the staff. . The staff was extremely friendly and attentive. Rowena made sure I never had to wait for my crown on the rocks. I highly recommend the steak and eggs. Both times the steak was cooked the way I liked it. I love the view of Ala Moana Blvd from their patio area. If you are looking to start your day off right I highly recommend Kayak Cafe. read more

The food here is amazing!!! Wagyu Loco Moco was definitely the high light. Had a 5 day vacation and after day 1 we couldn't help but go for breakfast everyday. Every item I tried was soooo good. Guava French toast was delicious definitely hit the spot for a sweet breakfast but all the savory options really shined. Got the beef bulgogi eggs Benedict the last day; phenomenal! The staff was awesome super attentive and extremely nice! And the location was great. They had patio seating; it was really nice getting to feel the amazing Hawaiian breeze every morning! Would absolutely recommend for a fantastic dining experience! read more

Kayak Cafe - Beef bulgogi eggs Benedict - Pizza Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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I love the breakfast here. Excellent service and very good food. Sitting at the balcony and enjoying the breakfast. Fantastic! read more

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My suspicion that the only reason this place has managed to stay afloat is because of the clientele of the DoubleTree Hotel feeds directly into it. For that, I'll give it one point on convenience; however, this is the first and last time I will ever eat at this restaurant. My spaghetti with meat sauce was cold. Not even lukewarm, but cold. I would've rather heated up day old spaghetti from a microwave rather than eat this again. The Italian nonnas would curse this place. My boyfriend ordered a pizza, and the dough had no give and was flat and tasteless. The cheese, sauce, and toppings legit slid off the dough. I wish the service could've offset this negative criticism, but even that was lacking. There was one waiter serving the entire restaurant. I would've felt more for him if he was hustling and being attentive to customers. The reality is that he didn't make rounds regularly, and instead, he goofed a bit with the bartender and hardly checked in with the customers. The wait time for this cruddy food was far longer than it should've been. I would recommend you take your hard earned money and go to a nearby ABC to buy some spam musubis and grub by the beach instead. You'll have a better view and ambiance as well as a more filling meal to enjoy. read more

Kayak Cafe - Spaghetti with meat sauce - Pizza Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Avoid this place. We walked in for breakfast not knowing anything about the place. Were seated at a dirty table, the server came by only once to take our order and never saw him again, they brought the wrong drink order, and never brought my husband's food order (when we paid we found out it was never even added to our order). We had to ask for syrup and were never checked on. On top of it, pigeons are flying everywhere (which I understand is hard to avoid), but I lost my appetite when a flock of them were eating out of dishes left on the table that were not cleaned up in a timely manner. All of the other tables around us also had issues with incorrect orders. Hopefully they can figure out their service issues quick. read more

Understaffed and waited very long time for someone to speak to us. Once spoken too we were ignored. Wasent even busy. They didnt get the drink order correct and brought the wrong drinks. They then did not correct the order once they knew it was wrong. Food was way over cooked and ruined each plate. The beef was overdone and chewy, eggs were solid inside and not runny at all, bacon was hard as a rock. Avoid at all costs read more

We just had a wonderful breakfast here! We all got different things and it was all so good. Açaí bowl was huge and the pancakes were perfect and fluffy! Service was attentive, excellent and very friendly! read more

Service was pretty bad, food was cold, quality of food was subpar, the server even told us that the egg whites are coming out of a carton.

Food was beautiful and delicious, understaffed so service took awhile. The most disconcerting aspect was the constant shooing of the pigeons away from your table and food. read more

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Great happy hour menu and drinks. Friendly staff. I don't understand the low ratings. Sit at the bar. Enjoy yourself. Local not a tourist. Will be back with all our staycations. 5 stars all the way. read more

We have go breakfast twice this week (they just started serving breakfast last week). First day I had country fried stake 8/10 and my friend had egg Benedict 10/10, and we share the Oreo waffle 10/10. They have mimosas , blood Marie, cappuccinos, lattes etc which I love. Today I went with my daughter and we shared because portions are pretty big, guava French toast 10/10 and a side of eggs and sausage. Food was so delicious and service was really fast, when we arrived the order was taken at the hostess stand, we where given a number to bring to our table, and all the food and drinks where delivered to the table in about 10-15 minutes. This restaurant opened just 2 months ago, last month I went 3 times, their chetto burger is so delicious . One night my kid and my friend's kids wanted to eat pizza instead so we were able to order from Pizza Pie and bring to our table. read more

Kayak Cafe - Guava French toast - Pizza Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I hate to leave a poor review but this place needs help. Service was lacking to say the least. Had to find the waitress to get coffees refilled. Food was brought to table and we were never checked on again. Over medium eggs were watery. Bacon tasted like it was cooked 3 days prior. Link sausage was soggy and inedible. Biscuits and gravy were cold and tasted like chalk. Country potatoes were cold and rubbery. read more

Food was terrible. Wagyu locomoco sounds great but the meat was way over cooked, thinking maybe it was precooked then warmed back up. Gravy was flavorless. Breakfast skillet was blah. Service was just taking our order, never to be seen again. Charged us for an orange juice we never ordered or received, then tried to argue that she gave it to us, then tried to get us to take it Togo instead of taking it off the bill. read more

Don't go when they have no staff. I arrived just before 1pm, and there was 1 server with 3 tables. Took a long while for my sliders. OVERCOOKED thin burger patty cut into 4 pieces. Good enough, but dry and chewy. Had to ask for napkins and a fork. Had to ask for a water refill. The room was quite cold, and outdoor seating was mysteriously closed. (very pleasant outside) Might be great at night, but they were off at lunch. read more

The food was bland didn't care for it but the service was good wish they had better lighting it seem a little dark inside even during the day read more

Kayak Cafe - Pizza Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

After passing by this placed fir the pass months, figure give this place a try. For sone reason, I haven't seen this place busy, and now understand why We walked in, and and sat down on the porch out side overlooking the the corner of Ala moana Blvd and Ena rd. The ambience AC bx decor seems nice, but the frank Sinatra music did not match at all . After we been seated, our server greeted us , and informed about the menu, ordering pizza pasta and drinks through the menu, and use the QR code to look at a burger menu. After 5 mins looking through two different menus we decided on one pizza and a burger. The server then repeated the order but did not write anything down. The server dropped off dirty silverware and napkins to our table. We ordered the pizza combo bars, and the Hawaiian burger. With no onions and sauce on the side since we won't know how each sauce will taste like or pineapple that might overpower each flavor. 25 mins later we got our order snd the server apologize about the sauce not being on the side. I did reiterate no onions right? The server said yes no onions. Well after looking at the burger I did see sone onions, and the server never came back to the table. Another sever/ bartender stopped by to refill our drinks, and I asked if he could check on our that we ordered. He can't back and said that we ordered another burger. I was a bit confused but explained e ordered the Hawaiian burger that suppose to have pineapple inside but didn't see any inside. It also had onions. The pizza was good, however it was not served hot. No condiments of park cheese or red peppers was offered. It was funny to see other tables offered that by another server. Last we go up to the counter to pay our check. Overall I was very disappointed with service, and got the price point of the burger, it seems overpriced. $15 plus burger is pathetic not severed wit any fries even the Big Mac or jumbo jack burger is bigger than there burger read more

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No wait, clean restaurant, good customer service and reasonable prices. The food was just ok. I had the chicken bacon ranch sandwich. I ordered the bruschetta but sent it back. Not at all what I'm use to. It tasted like pica del gallo....no cheese! My son had the chicken Alfredo. I had a mango smoothie that was ok and he had lemonade. Good place for a quick meal. read more

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We went for brunch and ordered the guava stuffed French toast, waffles, and pancakes with macadamia nuts. Even though the pancakes say they have fruit and you can add macadamia nuts for $3, apparently by adding macadamia nuts, that REPLACES the fruit. The guava stuffed French toast came with fruit but that meant frozen strawberries and blueberries that were still very cold as if they hadn't thawed at all. Disappointed that the food did not meet expectations based on the menu. Location was ideal, but skip if you can. read more

Kayak Cafe - Guava stuffed French toast with a sad assortment of frozen fruit (this is before eating any of it) - Pizza Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I will definitely be back! It has an extensive menu with brunch items, burgers, pasta and pizza. My pizza was really good, and the group of eight I was with liked everything they ordered. I thought the prices were reasonable and the atmosphere & service was good. This is close to Hilton Hawaiian Village and is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner with lots of seating. read more

Best Bloody Mary in town!!! Service is on point. Very attentive. We had the marg pizza, came out fast and hot. DELICIOUS!! Wish I had a picture to post we ate it too fast! Will be back for sure!! read more

We had passed this place several times and thought it looked like a nice spot. Arrived Sunday morning around 830am. There were a few people in the dining area but several people had left and the tables were still being cleared off. My husband asked for a high chair for our toddler. The hostess didn't seem to understand even after he clarified several times. He ended up walking around and finding one. No big deal but not ideal. Here is where the problem lies - we sat for 25+ minutes at a table with menus lying in front of us and we were not once greeted. They seem to be short staffed so we were trying to be patient but then another table mentioned to the server they hadn't gotten food or drinks since they ordered 30 mins prior. We were ready to order almost immediately after sitting down but no one ever came up to us. It wasn't until we stood up to leave that someone came by and asked if we had ordered. At this point it had been 30 minutes. We said, no. She then asked "would you like to?" At that point it seemed too little too late and we ended up leaving. Unfortunately by this time many restaurants in the area had already filled up and our toddler was getting hangry. The entire time we were there at least 4 empty tables remained covered with food and dirty dishes and the birds were having a field day. I would not recommend this place. Better luck elsewhere. read more

Blah food. Had the prosciutto avocado toast. Side of eggs to a while to get but wasn't bad. Prices were ok but no Kamaaina discount. Paying the bill was chaotic as you go back to the hostess station and gets a little crazy between incoming and outgoing guests. Waitress was inexperienced but she tried, which is always a good thing. Maybe mgmt still trying to get the business into a well oiled machine. IDK. Expensive parking, $7 per hour plus $1 service fee. No clear instruction on how to get from parking to restaurant. Unless you're in the neighborhood, I wouldn't recommend. read more

Will was the greatest, he Was so helpful with our food and also finding places around Hawaii. He deserves a RAISE!!!! He made the Hawaii experience much better !! Thank you very much Will!!! Mahalo read more